{"id":3285,"date":"2018-10-29T09:09:52","date_gmt":"2018-10-29T09:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/?p=3285"},"modified":"2024-03-30T00:12:41","modified_gmt":"2024-03-30T00:12:41","slug":"vba-save-as","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/vba\/vba-save-as\/","title":{"rendered":"VBA Save as"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In order to save a workbook in VBA, use <strong>Alt + F11<\/strong> and enter the following code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Sub SaveWorkbook()\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ActiveWorkbook.Save\nEnd Sub<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>This procedure will save the file in the default location. If the <a href=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/vba\/saving-xlsx-file-in-excel-vba\/\">file wasn\u2019t saved<\/a> yet, the new file is created, otherwise, it overwrites the old file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Save the file in the specified location<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can specify the name of the file you want to write.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Sub SaveWorkbook()\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dim myFile As String\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; myFile = \"ExcelFile\"&nbsp;&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs Filename:=myFile, FileFormat:=xlOpenXMLWorkbook \u2018or 51\nEnd Sub<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>In the following code, I used <strong>xlOpenXMLWorkbook<\/strong> to save a standard <strong>Open XML Workbook (xlsx)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The other popular formats are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>xlsm<\/strong> (Open XML Workbook Macro Enabled) \u2013 <strong>xlOpenXMLWorkbookMacroEnabled<\/strong> or <strong>52<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>xlsb<\/strong> (Excel Binary Workbook) &#8211; <strong>xlExcel12<\/strong> or <strong>50<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>csv<\/strong> \u2013 (CSV) \u2013 <strong>xlCSV<\/strong> or <strong>6<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to save your file using a different format, you can use one of the following parameters (https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/vba\/api\/excel.xlfileformat).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Save with a dialog box<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>So far we were <a href=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/training\/saving-files\/\">saving a file<\/a> using a variable name. This code will ask you for a name for your file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Sub SaveWorkbook()\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dim myFile As Variant\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dim fileTypes As String&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; fileTypes = \"Open XML Workbook (*.xlsx), *.xlsx, CSV (*.csv), *.csv\"&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; myDialogBox = Application.GetSaveAsFilename(fileFilter:=fileTypes)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; If myDialogBox &lt;&gt; False Then\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs Filename:=myDialogBox\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; End If\nEnd Sub<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>In the code, you can see a string called <strong>fileTypes<\/strong>. This is where you add file types. In this example, you can choose between xlsx and csv.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"153\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/dialog-box-file-types.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/dialog-box-file-types.png 354w, https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/dialog-box-file-types-300x130.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can add multiple <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/vba\/api\/excel.xlfileformat\">other formats<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In order to save a workbook in VBA, use Alt + F11 and enter the following code. 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